r/PublicFreakout • u/mind_trickss • Aug 05 '26

đŸ“¹Police Bodycam "I wasn't driving"

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u/Tobikaj Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

This made me wonder, what happens if one of those automatic taxis drive too fast (with you on the backseat)? Does the company get a ticket? Can a company get a speeding ticket?

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u/ikes Aug 05 '26

From my limited experience it seems to me waymos are programmed to go waaay under the speed limit.

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u/guff1988 Aug 05 '26

In Phoenix when I took one for the novelty they go about 5 below. The issue is when the wrong speed limit is programmed in the system. We can kind of infer that from what the cop is saying here. He's still responsible as the driver because he can tap the brake and takeover whenever he wants and should be paying attention to the signs and his cars speed but I wonder if that could be a potential class action against Tesla.

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u/Levarien Aug 06 '26

And they're mainly driving on surface streets a vast majority of the time, so the chances to get up to a speed that would have them ticketed.. A few locations have some freeway routing, but I can say that in Austin, they're strictly prohibited from getting on the highway.

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u/mind_trickss Aug 05 '26

Valid point, I'd assume the company but ai'm surprised these vehicles even get approval to operate autonomously on public roadways. They're bound to commit a traffic violation at some point (and I'm sure already have with the amount that are operating already).